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<div class="field field-name-field-blog-featured field-type-file field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span id="styles-0-0" class="styles file-styles 750px"> <img src="http://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/styles/750px/public/OUT%20Magazine.PNG?itok=-G-qkQIp" alt="" title="" /></span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>When we read the recent Out magazine interview with Raúl Castillo we thought 'Okay, this is what a Latino ally to the LGBT community looks like.' Castillo, who is straight, talks about preparing his family for his portrayal of a gay man in the HBO series "Looking. " Castillo grew up in a Mexican family in Texas and although his family had seen him in gay roles before, he took the time to prepare them for the wider exposure on the new show. As he says in the piece, a show like this can lead to powerful conversations amongst Latino families about their LGBT family, neighbors and friends. A role like this throws the door open for others to speak about their own real experiences as LGBT Latino people.</p>
<p>Here's an excerpt of the interview and the link to the whole piece is below:</p>
<p><em>I grew up in south Texas in a place that's 90-percent Mexican-American. My parents are from Mexico. But I always felt very American. When I would go to Mexico, my brother and sister and I would be the gringos. Then I went out to school in Boston and felt so un-American. Everyone always asked, "Where are you from?" I said, "Texas." And then they said, "No, where are you from from?" Then I understood that this is what most of America is like, and that I grew up sheltered. A lot of the storyline between Patrick and Richie is reminiscent of those years in Boston. Patrick, in a very charming way, is trying to figure Richie out. </em></p>
<p><em><strong>You're straight but play a gay guy on Looking. How was that experience? Did you ever doubt taking on a queer role? </strong></em></p>
<p><em>I know I said this already, but once I saw Weekend, I wanted to work with Andrew. And I've played gay characters before and never had a problem with it. But I did think about how my parents would react. They're old-school Mexican. But for being old-school and traditional, they're actually very open-minded. They're so excited about the show, and they're very proud and they have been super supportive of me from day one. They're happy to see me doing what I love and they're relieved that I'm now able to make a living doing it. You're making it! Yeah, HBO! But there was a moment when we went to shoot the pilot, where I sat in my hotel room the night before and composed an email to my parents, brother, sister, uncle, and aunt. I wrote them this email and said, "I'm sitting in my hotel room in San Francisco. I'm here to shoot a pilot for HBO. The way that pilots work is that networks shoot a pilot and if they like it, they'll green light it and order a whole series. The show is about gay men living in San Francisco and, in it, I'm going to be playing a gay man. I've played gay men before and never had a problem with it, but I want you guys to know, so you're ready for it. If you have any questions or want to talk about it, let me know. You guys have always supported be and I hope you support me now." And they wrote back such loving messages! </em></p>
<p><em>This whole experience has opened up channels of communication. A lot of times people are so old-school and traditional that they don't know how to talk about this stuff. We have to provide the language for them. We have to make them feel comfortable. Because often times they don't give a shit. Yeah, they've been told their whole lives that being gay is wrong, but in their hearts, they don't really feel that way. I know that this is not the main point of Looking, but I hope the show does for other people what it did for me and my family, which is start a conversation. My family's so excited. It's awesome. </em></p>
<p><em><strong>That's really good to hear. Most gay men and women come out to their families, but this sounds like a kind of coming out, as well. It's great that you're sharing this side of the experience. I think it's rare to hear about the very personal effects of acting. </strong></em></p>
<p><em>Exactly! And my dad just bought an HBO subscription. </em></p>
<p>The link to the whole article is <a href="http://www.out.com/entertainment/popnography/2014/01/27/looking-actor-raul-castillo-plays-richie-talks-about-new-hbo-series ">here.</a></p>
<p>Allies find ways to move the conversation forward on LGBT equality and justice, although they themselves are not LGBT. What is your definition of ally? What do you expect from your non-LGBT allies?</p>
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Tue, 28 Jan 2014 19:42:56 +0000janetquezada69721 at http://www.glaad.orghttp://www.glaad.org/blog/ra%C3%BAl-castillo-his-role-new-hbo-show-looking#commentsTrans teen advocates spotlighted in OUT100http://www.glaad.org/blog/trans-teen-advocates-spotlighted-out100
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<p>GLAAD has enjoyed amplifying <a href="http://www.glaad.org/tags/jazz">Jazz</a>'s and <a href="http://www.glaad.org/blog/glaad-and-calliope-wong-call-trans-inclusive-admissions-process-smith-college">Calliope's</a> work towards bringing LGBT inclusivity to kids' sports and college campuses, respectively. We extend our congratulations to all three of the young innovators.</p>
<p>Out Magazine quotes Zachary, who reaches widespread audiences through educational outreach:</p>
<p>"'My biggest dream was to become a boy, so... did that,' Kerr says. 'My dream for the world — because I don’t think small — is for everyone to love and accept each other.'"</p>
<p><a href="http://www.out.com/out-exclusives/out100-2013/2013/11/11/out100-zachary-kerr-jazz-calliope-wong">Read the original story here</a>.</p>
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Tue, 12 Nov 2013 16:12:04 +0000alexandrabolles68959 at http://www.glaad.orghttp://www.glaad.org/blog/trans-teen-advocates-spotlighted-out100#commentsSupport GLAAD and receive Out and Advocate Magazines for free!http://www.glaad.org/blog/support-glaad-and-receive-out-and-advocate-magazines-free
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Tue, 18 Dec 2012 22:28:12 +0000brendan60957 at http://www.glaad.orghttp://www.glaad.org/blog/support-glaad-and-receive-out-and-advocate-magazines-free#commentsThe GLAAD Wrap: Out 100 Announced, Novels from Chris Colfer, Matthew Mitcham, and Premiere Dates for 'Lost Girl', 'Cyndi Lauper: Still So Unusual'http://www.glaad.org/blog/glaad-wrap-out-100-announced-novels-chris-colfer-matthew-mitcham-and-premiere-dates-lost-girl
<div class="field field-name-field-blog-featured field-type-file field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span id="styles-1-0" class="styles file-styles 750px"> <img id="1" src="http://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/styles/750px/public/out-100-2012-670x558.jpg?itok=rljm7Vdv" alt="" title="" /></span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Every week, The GLAAD Wrap brings you LGBT-related entertainment news highlights, fresh stuff to watch out for, and fun diversions to help you kick off the weekend.</p>
<p><img class="media-image" height="220" id="6" style="width: 148px; height: 160px; margin: 3px; float: right;;" width="204" src="http://www.glaad.com/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/HADERWIIG_0.PNG?itok=ouUWbfkf" alt="" />1. New indie comedy <em>The Skeleton Twins</em> <a href="http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118061875" target="_blank">stars Bill Hader</a> as gay twin Milo alongside fellow <em>Saturday Night Live</em> alum Kristen Wiig, who plays his estranged sister Maggie. The twins coincidentally cheat death on the same day, prompting them to reunite and figure out how their lives have become what they are. For Milo, this means visiting his old flame Rich (played by Ty Burrell (<em>Modern Family</em>)), a former teacher who is now closeted.</p>
<p><img class="media-image" id="6" style="width: 92px; height: 140px; margin: 3px; float: right;" src="http://www.glaad.com/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/mitchamtwistsandturns.jpg?itok=5zbFeAOD" alt="" />2. Out Australian Olympic gold-medalist Matthew Mitcham <a href="http://www.towleroad.com/2012/11/gay-olympic-diver-matthew-mitcham-to-release-autobiography.html" target="_blank">will release a memoir</a> titled <em>Twists and</em> <em>Turns</em> in December. The book will include Mitcham’s long battle with anxiety and “crippling self-doubt,” which at one point forced him to give up diving and instead join the local circus to earn money. </p>
<p>3. Number one <em>New York Times</em> bestselling author Chris Colfer <a href="http://shelf-life.ew.com/2012/08/09/chris-colfer-to-release-his-first-young-adult-novel-struck-by-lightning/" target="_blank">will release his first young-adult novel</a>, <em>Struck by Lightning: The Carson Phillips Journal</em>, this coming Tuesday, November 20. The book is an adaptation of the film <em>Struck by Lightning</em>, written by and starring Colfer, which will be <a href="http://www.tribecafilm.com/tribecafilm/struck_by_lightning-film41778.html#.UKVi3uTAd1M" target="_blank">released through video on demand on December 19</a> and in theaters January 11, 2013. <em>Struck by Lightning: The Carson Phillips Journal</em> is available for <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/struck-by-lightning-chris-colfer/1112434737?ean=9780316232951" target="_blank">pre-order now at Barnes and Noble</a>. Watch the <em>Struck by Lightning</em> trailer below.
</p><p><span class="file"><img class="file-icon" alt="" title="video/youtube" src="/modules/file/icons/video-x-generic.png" /> <a href="/" type="video/youtube; length=0">frbMGGNIZdw</a></span></p>
<p><img class="media-image" height="186" id="6" style="width: 160px; height: 135px; margin: 3px; float: right;;;;" width="220" src="http://www.glaad.com/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/apollo-midnighter-e1352817543563-360x302.jpg?itok=E5puqoaQ" alt="" />4. In February, DC Comic <a href="http://www.queerty.com/gay-superhero-love-blossoms-in-dc-comics-young-romance-20121113/" target="_blank">will release <em>Young Romance: A New 52 Valentine’s Day Special</em></a> featuring stories about various superhero couples. Among these will be heroes Apollo and Midnighter, whose attraction to one another in the pages of <em>Stormwatch</em> suggest they’ll be officially dating soon as well. <em>Young Romance: A New 52 Valentine’s Day Special</em> will be available in stores on February 6, 2013.</p>
<p>5. Out magazine has released the <a href="http://www.out.com/out-exclusives/out100-2012/2012/11/15/18th-annual-out100#slide-1" target="_blank">18<sup>th</sup> Annual Out 100</a>, a list of the year’s most compelling lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in the world. This year’s cover stars include <em>Glee</em>’s Jane Lynch, 80’s icon Boy George, <em>RuPaul’s Drag Race</em> season four winner Sharon Needles and <em>The New Normal</em>’s Andrew Rannells. <a href="http://www.out.com/out-exclusives/out100-2012/2012/11/15/18th-annual-out100#slide-1" target="_blank">Visit Out.com for a slideshow of the full list of honorees</a>.</p>
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<p>6. <em>Lost Girl</em>, the science fiction drama that follows bisexual succubus Bo, has <a href="http://www.afterellen.com/node/104303" target="_blank">announced the premiere dates</a> for the series third season: Monday, January 14 at 10:00pm on Syfy in the U.S. and January 6 on Showcase in Canada. As part of the third season launch, Showcase will air a <em>Lost Girl ConFAEdential Special</em> recap with the cast immediately before the premiere. They will also launch a mobile game app called <em>Lost Girl: The Game</em> on iPhone and Android devices which will allow fans to create custom characters and play a mystery game set in the <em>Lost Girl</em> universe, available in January. Check out the season teaser video below.</p>
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<p>7. Cyndi Lauper’s brand new series <em>Cyndi Lauper: Still So Unusual</em> <a href="http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/11/13/cyndi-lauper-still-so-unusual-to-premiere-saturday-january-12-on-wetv/157361/" target="_blank">set its premiere date</a> on WE tv with the pilot airing Saturday, January 12 at 9:00pm and a second episode directly following at 9:30pm. The 12-part series which feature Cyndi’s charitable work for her organization True Colors Fund which aims to inspire and engage everyone to become active participants in the advancement of LGBT equality and bring an end to LGBT youth homelessness. Watch the series titles below.</p>
<p><span class="file"><img class="file-icon" alt="" title="video/youtube" src="/modules/file/icons/video-x-generic.png" /> <a href="/" type="video/youtube; length=0">23j3BPMJOM8</a></span></p>
<p><img class="media-image" height="165" id="6" style="width: 160px; height: 120px; margin: 3px; float: right;;;;" width="220" src="http://www.glaad.com/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/Nathan-Lane-Modern-Family.jpg?itok=ca385ITf" alt="" />8. Nathan Lane will <a href="http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/modern-family-billy-dee-williams-390300" target="_blank">reprise his role</a> as Cam and Mitch’s friend Pepper Saltzman on <em>Modern Family</em> in the new year. Lane will appear in the 14<sup>th</sup> episode of the season; this will be his third appearance on the series.</p>
<p><img class="media-image" height="220" id="6" style="width: 160px; height: 160px; margin: 3px; float: right;;;;" width="220" src="http://www.glaad.com/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/Tituss_Burgess_CD_Cover.jpg?itok=oDhaSbUI" alt="" />9. Out actor, singer and songwriter Tituss Burgess (D’Fwan on <em>30 Rock</em>) released his new album <em>Comfortable</em> this week and doesn’t shy away from singing about his own life and loves. <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/13/tituss-burgess-comfortable-_n_2119583.html?ncid=edlinkusaolp00000003" target="_blank">In an interview with Huffington Post Burgess</a> said, “My young sisters and brothers in the LGBT community…they need assistance. […] These young people need visibility and they need to see grown-ups who have it together living their lives.”<em> Comfortable</em> is available for purchase<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/comfortable/id573795660"> on iTunes</a> and you can check out single "I'll Be Alright" <a href="http://broadwayworld.com/article/SOUND-OFF-World-Premiere-Exclusive-New-Tituss-Burgess-Single-Ill-Be-Alright-20121009" target="_blank">exclusively at broadwayworld.com</a>.</p>
<p>10. <em>Portrait of a Serial Monogamist</em>, a romantic comedy about a lesbian approaching middle age and still looking for “the one,” is looking for funding help to cover post production costs and distribution fees. Elsie Neufeld is a 40-something TV producer who is successful in every aspect of her life, except relationships. When she breaks up with her long-term girlfriend, she is forced to take a look at her life and face the possibility that she may have broken up with the one she is meant to be with. Watch the trailer below and visit the <a href="http://www.indiegogo.com/portraitofaserialmonogamist" target="_blank">indiegogo page</a> for more information.</p>
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Fri, 16 Nov 2012 19:38:06 +0000megantownsend60274 at http://www.glaad.orghttp://www.glaad.org/blog/glaad-wrap-out-100-announced-novels-chris-colfer-matthew-mitcham-and-premiere-dates-lost-girl#commentsLady Gaga: "I'm gay. My music is gay. My show is gay."http://www.glaad.org/2009/08/14/lady-gaga-im-gay-my-music-is-gay-my-show-is-gay
<div class="field field-name-field-blog-featured field-type-file field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><strong>Lady Gaga</strong>, the current reigning queen of pop, graces the cover of the September issue of <strong>OUT Magazine</strong>. In the cover story, Gaga details what she told rapper <strong>Kanye West </strong>before agreeing to tour with him.</p>
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<a href="http://glaadblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/6a00d8341c730253ef0120a54602c6970c-800wi.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-12193" title="6a00d8341c730253ef0120a54602c6970c-800wi" src="http://glaadblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/6a00d8341c730253ef0120a54602c6970c-800wi-217x300.jpg" alt="6a00d8341c730253ef0120a54602c6970c-800wi" width="217" height="300" /></a>From <a href="http://www.out.com/detail.asp?page=1&amp;id=25720">Out.com</a>:</p>
<blockquote><p>Before agreeing to tour with Kanye West this fall, Gaga told the rapper, “I just want to be clear before we decide to do this together: I’m gay. My music is gay. My show is gay. And I <em>love</em> that it’s gay. And I love my gay fans and they’re all going to be coming to our show. And it’s going to <em>remain</em> gay.” That’s another clause in the Gagaland constitution: Gay culture shall gush undiluted into the rapids of society. It shall not be co-opted, fancified, dolled up, or Uncle Tommed. “I very much want to inject gay culture into the mainstream,” she says, “It’s not an underground tool for me. It’s my whole life. So I always sort of joke the real motivation is to just turn the world gay.” </p></blockquote>
<p>Gaga also goes into some detail as to her own sexual orientation:</p>
<blockquote><p>Despite a lesbian subtext to “Poker Face” -- the song is about, among other things, a woman lusting after a woman while dating a man -- Gaga says, “I myself am not a gay woman -- I am a free-spirited woman: I have had boyfriends, and I have hooked up with women, but it’s never been like ‘I discovered gayness when I was dot dot dot.’ ”</p></blockquote>
<p>Visit Lady Gaga's <a href="http://www.ladygaga.com/events/">official website</a> for details on when to catch her show in a city near you.</p>
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Wed, 14 Sep 2011 20:16:41 +0000glaad32223 at http://www.glaad.orghttp://www.glaad.org/2009/08/14/lady-gaga-im-gay-my-music-is-gay-my-show-is-gay#comments